illustration
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++il·lus·tra·tion /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/ ●●○ AWL noun 1 [countable]TCNPICTURE a picture in a book, article etc, especially one that helps you to understand it 〔书籍、文章等中的〕插图，图解 The book contains 62 pages of illustrations. 这本书有62页插图。2 [countable, uncountable]SHOW/BE A SIGN OF a story, event, action etc that shows the truth or existence of something very clearly 实例，例证illustration of a striking illustration of 19th-century attitudes to women 19世纪时对待女性态度的鲜明例证 For the purposes of illustration, some of the more important symptoms are listed below. 下面列出一些更重要的症状作为例证。► see thesaurus at example3. [uncountable]AVP the act or process of illustrating something 说明；图解，图示Examples from the Corpus
illustration• The best illustration of what the relationship involved is found in the careers of two esquires, Nicholas Molyneux and John Winter.• They are beyond and outside what was obligatory book illustration.• The new encyclopedia is full of color illustrations and photographs.• Two simple illustrations may be given.• Who did the illustrations for the book? They're lovely.• Taken as a set, the most critical performance-driven distinctions that emerge from the illustrations operate at two levels.• In the illustration, the pullover is shown with the motif in allover repeat, using the central row of diamonds version.• The illustration of the horizontal organization presents the richest contrast to that of the vertical.• So there was often an element of delusion about zoological illustration.illustration of• The wrecked car was a graphic illustration of the dangers of being hit from the side.il·lus·tra·tion nounChineseSyllable
etc, a in a article Corpus book, picture
illustration
il‧lus‧tra‧tion AC /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/
noun1. [countable] a picture in a book, article etc, especially one that helps you to understand it:
The book contains 62 pages of illustrations.
2. [uncountable and countable] a story, event, action etc that shows the truth or existence of something very clearly
illustration of
a striking illustration of 19th-century attitudes to women
For the purposes of illustration, some of the more important symptoms are listed below.
3. [uncountable] the act or process of illustrating something
il‧lus‧tra‧tion AC /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/
noun1. [countable] a picture in a book, article etc, especially one that helps you to understand it: 2. [uncountable and countable] a story, event, action etc that shows the truth or existence of something very clearly
illustration of
3. [uncountable] the act or process of illustrating something
example something such as an object, a fact or a situation that shows, explains or supports what you say; a thing that is typical of or represents a particular group or set 指实例、例证、典型、范例、样品 ：◆ Can you give me an example of what you mean? 你能给我举个实例来解释你的意思吗？ case a particular situation or a situation of a particular type; a situation that relates to a particular person or thing 指具体情况、事例、实例、特定情况 ：◆ In some cases people have had to wait several weeks for an appointment. 在某些情况下，人们必须等上好几周才能得到约见。 instance ( a particular situation or a situation of a particular typerather
指例子、事例、实例 ：◆ The report highlights a number of instances of injustice. 这篇报道重点列举了一些不公正的实例。 specimen an example of sth, especially an animal or plant 尤指动植物的样品、实例 ：◆ The aquarium has some interesting specimens of unusual tropical fish. 水族馆里有一些罕见的热带鱼，很有趣。 illustration ( a story, an event or an example that clearly shows the truth about sthrather
指说明事实的故事、实例、示例 ：◆ The statistics are a clear illustration of the point I am trying to make. 这些统计数字清楚地阐明了我要陈述的要点。
example or illustration? 用 example 还是 illustration？
An illustration is often used to show that sth is true. Anexample is used to help to explain sth.* illustration 常用以表示事物的真实性，example 用以解释说明。
Patterns
a(n) example/case/instance/specimen/illustration of sthin a particular case/instancefor example/instance